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I'm not marrying anyone who I've dated for less than 5 years. I'm not having children and I'd not date anyone who wanted children and had a more restricted timeframe.
5 years is a good long while. If someone is marriage minded you can usually figure out if there is a connection and a compatibility in just a year or so, preferable after you get past the honeymoon stage.
I'm not marrying anyone who I've dated for less than 5 years. I'm not having children and I'd not date anyone who wanted children and had a more restricted timeframe.
I thought you never planned to marry anyone ever. Have you changed your mind?
Married after about a year with no living together. That was 35 years ago. Major sex issue that would have been apparent if we lived together. She is a good women but I have missed out on a major aspect of marriage. Three kids and long history that sadly I have come to accept. The kids via my guidance have taken a different route and all are in successful relationships.
There is no set minimum. Everyone is very different in terms of what they need to know to know they have found the right person. With my wife I knew pretty much within first month of meeting her that she was different and had many of the qualities I wanted in a wife.
If anyone puts up with me for five years, I'd be willing to marry because there is probably nothing I can drive them away.
You probably are not nearly as hard to "put up with" as you imagine yourself to be. I hope true love finds you some day, I believe that if you found the right person, you will flourish and be a wonderful companion.
We waited 3 years. Probably would have waited longer but we cooked up a hair-brained idea to get more financial aid for college. Other than that, we would have been in no rush, except he didn't believe in shacking up.
Our relationship evolved.... not really sure when we stopped being roommates/friends and when being a couple started. I'd say it took about 5 years for us to realize that a future without each other wasn't a future either of us wanted.
I'm sure it isn't a popular idea, but I think living with each other helped us both decide if we could live with each other for the long run. I think the biggest mistake people make is hoping/expecting another person will change once they move in together... and start sharing lives.
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